Creating a database

[Call_Me_Bob]

oh, okay thanks

im also adding pic to mine

[Cym Ladye]

I add a column to mine for last date of Virus Testing and result.

CL

[Call_Me_Bob]

ooh! good idea, thanks!

[CTB]

How about Yes or No, that would work or Strong or weak, nice or terrible, at night, day, or all the time, lasting or fading. I name a smell if it's distinctive, I also count my blooms.

[fotofashion]

I am using one (for now, at least) on Open Office called Orchids.odb. It is extremely detailed and, frankly, I don't know what some of the designations even mean. It also has its own mind about how you enter the data. Like, for instance, you cannot enter a date 8/10. It insists on a day also so that if you try to enter 8/10 it will put in a day 08/06/10, for instance, whether or not it is the sixth of the month or not.
You also cannot look up a particular plant without going through the entire list. I wish I knew enough about databases to modify this one to MY needs.
Looking at it, it seems it might be handy to a commercial grower.
I started a spreadsheet of my own but I come to a stop when I get to having enough space for when the plant has bloomed. There is room for once but not for multiple times. I know someone on the forum mentioned spreadsheets but keeps a separate listing for blooming. I want everything together.
Beverly A.

[Connie Star]

I would add more culture requirements, like humidity.
I am OCD (Orchid Compulsive Disorder), and have an individual sheet for each of my plants, sequentially numbered by date of acquisition, and cross-referenced by genus. I made the sheets on an excel spreadsheet, but I just print out the blanks and fill them in by hand. I also keep separate sheets of when I water and fertilize each group, and note the max/min temps and humidity. Maybe OCD actually stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

[Call_Me_Bob]

Originally Posted by Connie Star

I would add more culture requirements, like humidity.
I am OCD (Orchid Compulsive Disorder), and have an individual sheet for each of my plants, sequentially numbered by date of acquisition, and cross-referenced by genus. I made the sheets on an excel spreadsheet, but I just print out the blanks and fill them in by hand. I also keep separate sheets of when I water and fertilize each group, and note the max/min temps and humidity. Maybe OCD actually stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?

OCD :r ofl:

i want it all in one place

[Eyebabe]

I use OrchidWiz Journal to log most of this stuff.
But before that I used an excel spread sheet.
Mostly, you put stuff that matters to you.
I had:
1. name-
2. flower-(date/season it last flowered OR when it should flower "Spring" or "Autumn")
3. rest-(when and 2mon or 4 mon or none etc)
4. light-how much? I use candles (3000-4000 etc)
5. GH-meaning where in the greenhouse Warm/Interm/Cool is best for this plant
6. Day temp- max day temp
7. Nite temp- max nite temp
8. Water- any specifics here like "keep dry during rest" or "do not let media dry completely"
9. Fertilize- again specifics like "do not fertilize over winter"
10. Media- what it's potted in
11. Repot- when it was last potted
12. VT- date of last virus test and result
13. Famous- this is just my little "fun" thing where I will list a few of the famous cultivars so I can keep an eye out for them ^.^
14. Lately, I have been also adding the cost of the plant in the hopes of making myself more sensible...unfortunately, there is NO holding ME back
I have also seen flower color, fragrance, and awards but I personally don't do this...
For my plant labels, I use the name and the growing data listed in the table from items 1-9 and laminate...they are about the size of a credit card. I hole punch them AND the plastic pot and secure with a rubberband

[Call_Me_Bob]

is orchidwiz expensive?

[susiep]

I have needed to organize my notes for a long time. I could really use the help, so I am sending you guys pms tonight!